Kodai Senga labored through five innings, allowing five runs (four earned), six hits, two walks and four strikeouts while struggling to finish batters despite attacking the zone. The Mets drew within one in the sixth but left a bases-loaded, one-out situation unconverted and went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position. New York managed just one hit against four Nationals relievers and left five men on base, ending a three-game winning streak in a 5-4 loss. Brandon Nimmo exited with recurring neck stiffness and is day to day. The rotation continues to struggle to pitch past the fifth inning.
Senga allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings, and the Mets, whose offense has been clicking of late, drew within one in the sixth before squandering a bases-loaded, one-out situation. The Mets, who have consistently been one of the worst teams in baseball with runners in scoring position, actually came into the game on an upswing. They were batting .352 in those situations in the first 16 games of the month, with eight doubles, seven homers and 61 RBIs.
They got the potential tying run on base with one out in the ninth when Cedric Mullins reached on an infield single off Jose A. Ferrer. Luis Torrens, though, hit into the game-ending 4-6-3 double play. They went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position, left five on base and managed just one hit against four Nationals relievers.
"I think I was able to attack the zone well but I just couldn't finish them off," Senga said via interpreter.
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